Tag: pottery

August 15, 2019

Ron and Vicki Sullivan Mark your calendars for the fall 2019 Mata Ortiz pottery, jewelry and Zapotec weaving show coming to Quail Creek’s Kino Conference Center Oct. 11 through 13. Returning to the Kino Conference Center are acclaimed potters Lydia Quezada and son Moroni. Using only the most primitive of methods, Lydia and Moroni create…

August 15, 2019

Paint with Lydia Quezada and family on Friday, Oct. 11, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Experience painting a Mata Ortiz pot made by Lydia Quezada and family. Learn how to make your brush with children’s hair and paint your Quezada-made pot, while Lydia paints hers and co-sign with the potters. You can have your pot…

July 15, 2019

Ron and Vicki Sullivan Do you need a quick get away from the July heat and just want to enjoy beautiful scenery and fine art? For several years, master Mata Ortiz potters Jera Tena and Norma Hernandez have showcased their amazing artistic pottery skills at the Kino Conference Center. If you missed their recent March…

June 15, 2019

Ron and Vicki Sullivan Do you need a quick get away from the July heat and just want to enjoy beautiful scenery and fine art? For several years, master Mata Ortiz potters Jera Tena and Norma Hernandez have showcased their amazing artistic pottery skills at the Kino Conference Center. If you missed their recent March…

February 15, 2019

Ron and Vicki Sullivan Mark your calendars for March 1, 2 and 3. Quail Creek will host its fourth annual spring Mata Ortiz pottery, Zapotec weaving, and Taxco jewelry show at the Kino Conference Center. Internationally recognized for their pottery, Jerardo Tena and Norma Hernandez represent a group of Mata Ortiz potters who have revived…

January 15, 2019

Peggy McGee This year’s Empty Bowls event will be held on Saturday, February 16 at Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S Camino Del Sol from 10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. There will be three seatings; 11:00 a.m., noon, and 1:00 p.m. Members of the Quail Creek Ceramics and Pottery & Sculpture Studio (POTS) clubs made many of the…

August 15, 2018

Ron and Vicki Sullivan Mark your calendars for October 12, 13 and 14. Quail Creek will host its third annual fall Mata Ortiz pottery, Zapotec weaving and Taxco jewelry show at the Kino Conference Center. For the first time, master potter Lila Silveira will be a featured artist at Quail Creek’s Kino Conference Center. A…

August 15, 2018

A Mata Ortiz pottery, jewelry and Zapotec weaving show will be held in the Kino Conference Center, October 12 (noon-5:00 p.m.), October 13 (9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.) and October 14 (10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.). Watch Mata Ortiz potters form, paint and fire pottery. Marvel at jewelry made from pottery shards wrapped in Taxco sterling silver. Be amazed…

April 15, 2018

Pat McCarthy One of the many free classes offered by the Quail Creek Pottery Club was a recent hand-building cactus session attended by fifteen eager potters, ranging from beginners to way-beyond experts. Eileen Dittle, instructor, accompanied by other more experienced members, demonstrated a step-by-step process from rolling a slab of clay, to forming a…

February 15, 2018

The third annual spring Mata Ortiz and Zapotec Weaving Show will be held in Quail Creek at the Kino Conference Center on March 2 from noon–5:00 p.m., March 3 from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., and March 5 from 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Watch Claudia Ledezma, Luis Rodríguez, Melissa Tena, Nolberto Quintana and Jerardo Tena form, paint,…